georgia's quilt.....

day three....
cut one each from your pink, poison green and navy 4 & 1/4" square, cut diagonally twice....
from muslin cut twelve 2 & 3/8" squares, cut diagonally once....
just a cutting day, tomorrow you will sew, see you then.....

georgia's quilt.....

day two.....
you get to make one, just one small red sawtooth star today.....the "unfinished" size of this star should be "approximately" 3 & 1/2"  i remembered this time.....
see you tomorrow....

georgia's quilt....

day one.....
cut from muslin one 2 & 3/4 "  square, cut diagonally twice and cut four 1 & 1/4"  squares.....
cut from the bright red one 2" square and four 1 & 5/8" squares, cut diagonally once.....
that's all for today, simply cut, see you tomorrow....

georgia's quilt....

a preview of the color fabric choices i made for the antique inspired little quilt.....alittle pink, poison green, navy, couple of different reds and some muslin which i forgot to put in the picture.....the widest cut will be 5" x 20" for me it was the top red in the picture, all other are small amounts, don't think you'll need to go fabric shopping unless, of course, this gives you an excuse.....
day one tomorrow.....

folk art.....

my favorite pieces of folk art in my home are my Kay Cloud "Sawdust Dolls Lady" originals and how i came about owning them is a fun story....
back in the days of my tole painting i was asked to teach in Branson Mo. at a tole painting gathering, flew into Springfield, rented a car and started off to find Branson, well i'm not very good at knowing my east from west, needless to say get lost easy and i did on these tiny, all look the same highways in the back country of Mo.....way lost, very frustrated, almost to the point of tears, no cell phones then, would stop when i could find something to stop at and ask directions....driving  around and around and then in front of me there it was the most amazingly painted folk art style house i'd ever seen, put on the brakes, pulled over needed to know more.....they were not home, at a flea market neighbor told me "she buys junk, paints on it and sells it" wow right up my alley.....kind neighbor gave me directions to Branson and off i went but i couldn't get that home out of my mind, so during my week of teaching i was given one day off, guess where i headed, she was there, spent the entire day with this amazing folk artist, just watching and listening trying to soak it all in, bought these two pieces......
have always wanted to return to Reed Springs to see if she's still at it but i think maybe i happened onto the best and leave it at that.....

folk art.....

a Kay Cloud original, just to die for......

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can't go wrong with old worn suitcases, boxes, trunks and little quilts....
p.s. only have binding to do on next month's little quilt, are you ready?

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black dolls and cats, LoVe THeM......i remember when my grandson Cooper was a baby he cried everytime he saw this primitive black doll from one of my favorites The Country Loft.....

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this dye cabinet is a reproduction piece that i had to have while shopping the Valley Forge Gift Market, many, many years ago when i had my quilt store Calico Station......of course, as it should be there where minimum dollar amounts when purchasing wholesale and so this beauty cost me a pretty penny, as i had to buy three reproduction cabinets to get this one, they are all very nice, used them for store displays.....as most of the furniture in the store was for sale, everyone would always want to buy this one which was NoT for SaLE......

random photos f my home....

as i was cleaning up my house a bit this morning, should be alot because it soooo needs it but anyway thought i would take some random photos of some of my favorite nooks&crannies to post about something other than adorable lucy, while you patiently wait for the next antique inspired little quilt.....which by the way i did cut pieces for and will start today after this posting.....
this wonderful blue cabinet was purchased in Texas and is why my boys will never move me again, so very, very heavy.....it houses my collection of Coors Pottery and my one original treasured Debbie Thibault, a santa bought for me by my sweet husband from the Country Loft.....